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  2. Modernity - Wikipedia

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    There was a great shift into modernization in the name of industrial capitalism. Finally, in the third phase, modernist arts and individual creativity marked the beginning of a new modernist age as it combats oppressive politics, economics as well as other social forces including mass media.

  3. Wikipedia:Use modern language - Wikipedia

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    Rewrite to avoid; e.g., if "unsportsmanlike" or "sportsmanship" might be considered inappropriate in the context, such as an article about women's basketball, use alternative wording like "unfair conduct" or "fair play", or if the official rules of the sport use the masculine terms go ahead and use them, and cite the rules as a source in a ...

  4. History of scientific method - Wikipedia

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    The history of scientific method considers changes in the methodology of scientific inquiry, as distinct from the history of science itself. The development of rules for scientific reasoning has not been straightforward; scientific method has been the subject of intense and recurring debate throughout the history of science, and eminent natural philosophers and scientists have argued for the ...

  5. Modernization theory - Wikipedia

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    The binary between traditional and modern is unhelpful, as the two are linked and often interdependent, and "modernization" does not come as a whole. Modernization theory has also been accused of being Eurocentric , as modernization began in Europe, with the Industrial Revolution , the French Revolution and the Revolutions of 1848 [ 52 ] and ...

  6. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    This use of there occurs most commonly with forms of the verb be in existential clauses, to refer to the presence or existence of something. For example: There is a heaven ; There are two cups on the table ; There have been a lot of problems lately .

  7. Modern philosophy - Wikipedia

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    How much of Renaissance intellectual history is part of modern philosophy is disputed: [2] The Early Renaissance is often considered less modern and more medieval compared to the later High Renaissance. Later, by the 17th and 18th centuries, the major figures in philosophy of mind, epistemology, and metaphysics were roughly divided into two ...

  8. Modern rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    Modern rhetorical study, some say, should stress two-way communication based on mutual trust and understanding to improve the speaker's ability to persuade. [8] Acknowledging that all communication and symbols are rhetorical, scholars of the field also call for a continued expansion of the objects of study, in order to improve communicative ...

  9. Modern typography - Wikipedia

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    Modern Typography is a 1920s principle that expresses a reaction against what its proponents perceived as a decadence of typography and design emerging from the late 19th century. This amalgam consists of the foundations and overall notions of Design Concept, Typeface, Objective, Model of Vision, and its significance among readers.